GPS retains Jepak seat

BINTULU: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has retained the Jepak state seat with nearly double the majority it received in the last state election in 2021.The Election Commission (EC) announced that GPS candidate Iskandar Turkee garnered 9,638 votes, giving him a winning majority of 8,784 yesterday.

In contrast, his predecessor, the late Datuk Talib Zulpilip had won Jepak by a 4,243-vote majority in 2021.